Gabriel García Márquez and the color yellow
The relationship between Gabriel García Márquez and the color yellow is mysterious, we could say even superstitious. . . but also magical.
The relationship between Gabriel García Márquez and the color yellow is mysterious, we could say even superstitious. . . but also magical.
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If you like to taste a good wine accompanied by a good read, now you can do both through a single format: Librottiglia.
Do you recognize some of these literary fragments and / or characters? We are back with one of our literary games! Encourage you to participate.
Tomorrow, on the way to work, choose to take a look at one of these 7 stories to read in the duration of a journey on public transport.
Musician, poet, writer, according to his sons a good father, and to us, at first glance, he seemed an endearing person: Tribute to Leonard Cohen.
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In this article we collect some of the reactions to the Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan. Some are from famous people, others from well-known tweeters.
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For a few days we can find free books in the Plaza de España, in Seville.
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It was a woman who built the world's first library almost a thousand years after that of Alexandria.
In these websites and applications you can download books legally. You will find them both free and paid. You choose!
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One of Pope Francis' hobbies is reading. Find out here which are his favorite books and authors. It may surprise you!
A retailer has marked the publication date of The Winds of Winter on Amazon France, although it is not known if the information is reliable.
The BookTrust project appears with the aim of finding good children's literature books in different languages and translating them into English.
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An Alabama library has decided to abide by strict rules, including the possibility of going to jail.
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A London special agent decides to start the "Give a Book" project in which a book is provided to people in custody.
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The first magazine written entirely by robots appears. It is Curated AI and its motto is "A magazine written by machines, for people"
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The RAE wants to put an end to the misuse of the male and female gender, using both indiscriminately.
Brexit has been positive and the United Kingdom will exit the European Union, but what is the short-term future of the country's bookstores and libraries?
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In this article we remember thanks to great writers and other artists why we read and enjoy a good book so much.
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These 12 samples of street art inspired by literature include the best version of Poe's "Black Cat" or Kafka's famous cockroaches.
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In this article we are going to give you a series of tips to self-publish your book without causing too much stress for you.
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Revealing letter from George Orwell explaining the reason for his work "1984". This letter was written 3 years before he began to write his magnificent work.
The best-selling books this Christmas 2015 in countries such as France, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, USA, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom or Portugal.
Compilation of insults between well-known writers, among which are Bukowski, Borges or Bolaño.
International literary contests for the month of December in which you still have time to participate. Good luck!
And like every beginning of the month we bring you the national literary contests for the month of December. Check the closing date and participate!
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Editing and writing courses at Escuela Cursiva: with well-known teacher-writers and under the Penguin Random House publishing house.
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Expotaku Tarragona 2015.
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One of literary quotes: famous phrases and quotes seen in well-known books. Do they sound familiar to you?
Recommended reading for this summer 2015: Put your book in your backpack when you go to the beach or the pool and in addition to relaxing, read!
These are the 19 actors in possession of a statuette of the Hollywood Academy Awards who have worked on an adaptation of a Marvel comic.
In August 2016, and after the premiere of 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' a few months earlier, the film 'Suicide Squad' will hit theaters.
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We bring you three international literary competitions in May. Find out how to participate here and good luck!
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Today we remember Pablo Neruda with this endearing article. Where are you Chilean? I miss you!
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A television program has produced a list with 43 words that have been invented and created by recognized and important writers such as Tolkien or Moro
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Throughout 2014, great titles have been released. What have been the best books or, at least, the most read and best valued?
Today we analyze in Actualidad Literatura the curious success of the book "Destroza este diario" by Keri Smith.
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In this article you can enjoy the interview that Ana Patricia Moya, director and creator of the Greenland Magazine, gave us.
Today's article is aimed at the little ones and their parents: Children's Literature on Children's Day.
The centenary of the start of the Great War has arrived and what better way to remember it than by reading three great works on this historical fact.
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Criticism of Walt Disney stories: opinion piece, for a better future and education. Without sexism and without classism.
If you think that there are no important distinctions between good and bad literature and what matters is the personal taste of each one, this is your article.
"Lecturas para el verano" is an article where we recommend some books with which you can enjoy these upcoming holidays.
10 highly recommended books to be the only ones to have. Can you tell me which ones are yours? I would like to know.
What did the literature of Romanticism leave us in Spain? Are these types of classics with a romantic side still being sold?
Thanks to his time on OT and other programs, Risto Mejide has become a character that is practically a brand, with unforgettable characteristics, typical of a brand that remains engraved in one's head. Or if not, ask one of the contestants who is the victim of one of their annoying criticisms.
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That all this happened with a book like 1984 is still a funny irony.
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Raffaella Salierno coordinates the Committee of Incarcerated Writers of the PEN Català, the Catalan section of the International PEN
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